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4790K+Z97 or 5820K+X99 ?

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Trying to decide which one to go for !

Don't mind the extra £200 or so going for the newer kit however am wondering if its really required given how both perform quite similar in games or general operation.

I don't video/graphic encode but just the basics surfing, 1080p playback, Gaming for future. Will try Virtual machines with ubuntu also.

Am considering sticking with the 4790K/Z97 platform and saving the extra £200, perhaps would be better off saving that for whatever next they release in a years time or so, any opinions here?
 
matty114 said:
If you don't mind spending the extra £200 why not go for x99. It should last longer and give better performance.
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Yeh agree with Matty. If you can afford it, that £200 extra will futureproof you for a extra few years, due to the additional cores, cache etc plus ddr4.
 
The price difference will likely be greater than £200 due to the DDR4 though surely?

Or was that incl the DDR4?
 
Acme said:
The price difference will likely be greater than £200 due to the DDR4 though surely?

Or was that incl the DDR4?
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5820+x99+ddr4 = 650£ minimum
4790+z97+ddr3 = 450£ minimum

So yeah, 200£.
Of course those going for x99 will spend more than 650£.
I am planning to spend around 800£ for motherboard+ram+cpu.
 
Ummm, isn't Broadwell coming for 1150?
Besides, I have seen some news saying that x99 won't live long as top platform either.
 
If its for gaming and gaming only then I would go with z97.

4790k, duel r9 290s and a 144hz monitor would be where my money went.
 
Flying_Hellfish said:
@OP - any plans for 4K/multi-gpu down the line?
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I'm going to hijack this thread as I have the exact same conundrum. I am looking to upgrade and torn between the same choices as the OP.

I am using the planned rig for 100% gaming and intend to run x2 GPUs and get on the 4K wagon.

So is it still 4790k+Z97 or 5820k+X99 for 4k gaming using 2 GPUs.
 
You could go with either for 2 cards to be honest. Best spending the money on two better cards than sinking it into the chip at this stage. If you said, I will be running 3/4 cards then the choice would be obvious.

But then, it depends what your future plans are and how long you want to keep the chip. Personally I am tempted by either the 20k or 30k for future-proofing, as I don't like changing main platform often. I will likely only run two cards at any time. The extra few hundred is worth it IMO.
 
There is no such thing as 'future proof' with x99, the next CPU that will go in it will be only 4-5% faster so NOT WORTH IT, also any x99 CPU will not clock anywhere near the z97 setup, z97 with a huge overclock with mature DDR3 will actually be a faster machine than anything a x99 can do FOR GAMING.
 
Gaming wise the 4790k has got plenty of horsepower and should easily see you through a couple more years, especially seeing as games are becoming more and more GPU-bound nowadays. Hell, you could surely get away with "just" a 4690k. If I were you I'd put that 200 quid towards a better GPU or a bigger SSD if you're already covered on that front.
 
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Thanks for all the answers its been a bit of a mind bender really still thinking about it!

4K/multi GPU not really for now don't think screens/gpus are quite there yet!

I agree even when I said £200 difference you would end up perhaps spending £800 haswell e requires few extras heatsink/gpu etc making it £250-300+ more.

My line of thinking is that £250-350 saved by going 4790k/Z97 could be put in a pot called skylake Jar ready to be broken open by fall 2015 or early 2016, then can enjoy Intels new Tock and Mobos with PCI express 4.0 and goodness knows what else.
Z97 and X99 mobos won't support Intels Tock due end of 2015 or early 2016 after all so why waste too much money?
 
Combat squirrel said:
There is no such thing as 'future proof' with x99, the next CPU that will go in it will be only 4-5% faster so NOT WORTH IT, also any x99 CPU will not clock anywhere near the z97 setup, z97 with a huge overclock with mature DDR3 will actually be a faster machine than anything a x99 can do FOR GAMING.
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Clock-for-clock, no it won't go as high (even under water) but if you use the extra cores then it will be worth, long-term. I will probably buy X99 for solid all-round performance, keeping it for 4 years or so and just change the GPUs. I know not everyone does this and likes to change more often. It's not a logical decision on the surface but the same things were said about the 2600K (why bother with HT?) and the Q6660 (why do you need 4 cores?) I had before it. Worked out well for me in the end.

But for the OP, as I say, better saving that £2/300 and putting in towards a better GPU as in the majority of situations this is what matters
 
The exact same qustion i needed answering ! you have basically the same needs as me but im slightly being forced to upgrade before Jan ( i said i'd build a pc for my gf for her 21st) so hes getting my 2500k and gtx
i won't be going 4k any time soon as i've just got a 2560x1440p 144hz monitor and im thinking about going triple monitor along with changing my WC loop to hard pipes so plenty of other wastefull things to buy first!
 
Flying_Hellfish said:
Clock-for-clock, no it won't go as high (even under water) but if you use the extra cores then it will be worth, long-term. I will probably buy X99 for solid all-round performance, keeping it for 4 years or so and just change the GPUs. I know not everyone does this and likes to change more often. It's not a logical decision on the surface but the same things were said about the 2600K (why bother with HT?) and the Q6660 (why do you need 4 cores?) I had before it. Worked out well for me in the end.

But for the OP, as I say, better saving that £2/300 and putting in towards a better GPU as in the majority of situations this is what matters
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I too tend to do this I lasted a Q8300 system for like 5 years, with just GPU changes and sata to ssd.

Tbh 200-300 is not too much and if I am to hold onto the system for a few years which I may end up doing anyhow with just regular GPU changes it does make more sense.

Guess if I change my mind my 5820K/X99 will still hold slightly better resell value if I went skylake or better after 2016/2017.

Decisions decisions, perhaps both are just as good choices.
 
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